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Tbilisi
4 days · 8 things to do
Best time to go: May to June, and September to October
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Welcome
Tbilisi, in a few days
Founded in the 5th century around the hot springs that gave it its name (tbili means warm in Georgian), the capital stretches along a gorge of the Kura river beneath the Narikala fortress. The brick-domed sulphur baths still draw water at around 40°C with no heating at all.
- Day by day
- D1 Day 1 2 things
- D2 Day 2 2 things
- D3 Day 3 2 things
- D4 Day 4 2 things
- Worth sorting before you go
- Words that help
- The practical page
- Packing checklist
The trip
Day by day
Map of the sights (numbers follow the suggested order). It prints with the base map.
D1
Day 1
2 things to do · at your own pace
- Morning · Abanotubani sulphur baths · about 1 hAround ten bathhouses sunk below low brick domes in the district where the city began, fed by sulphur water that emerges at 38 to 40°C.
- Afternoon · Legvtakhevi canyon free · about 30 minA narrow gorge behind the sulphur baths, cleared and given a walkway in 2012, leading to a twenty-metre waterfall in the city centre.
🛏️ Where to sleep · Tiflis Palace€90 a night
D2
Day 2
2 things to do · at your own pace
- Morning · Narikala Fortress free · about 1 hA citadel above the old town begun in the 4th century; a powder explosion in 1827 destroyed part of the walls and St Nicholas church.
- Afternoon · The old town and Shardeni Street free · about 1 h 30Steep lanes beneath Narikala lined with carved wooden balconies, often leaning, in a quarter rebuilt many times, including after the Persian sack of 1795.
🛏️ Where to sleep · Courtyard by Marriott Tbilisi€110 a night
D3
Day 3
2 things to do · at your own pace
- Morning · Bridge of Peace free · about 1 hA 150-metre footbridge over the Kura by Michele De Lucchi, opened in 2010, whose LED canopy spells out messages in Morse code at night.
- Afternoon · Dry Bridge Market free · about 1 hA flea market born in the 1990s after the Soviet collapse, selling silverware, Soviet watches and cameras, medals, porcelain, records, samovars and old maps.
🛏️ Where to sleep · Mercure Tbilisi Old Town€90 a night
D4
Day 4
2 things to do · at your own pace
- Morning · Holy Trinity Cathedral (Sameba) free · about 1 hBuilt from 1995 to 2004 on Elia Hill for 1,500 years of Georgian Church autocephaly, one of the world's tallest Orthodox cathedrals.
- Afternoon · Mount Mtatsminda and its funicular · about 1 h 30A funicular of 1905, restored in 2012, climbs the holy mountain; halfway up, the Pantheon holds the graves of Griboyedov and his wife Nino Chavchavadze.
🛏️ Where to sleep · Hilton Garden Inn Tbilisi Riverview€95 a night
Before you go
Worth sorting before you go
📶 eSIM data
Online the moment you land, no roaming bill.
Get one · Holafly
Online the moment you land, no roaming bill.
Get one · Holafly
🛡️ Travel insurance
Health, luggage, cancellation.
Cover it · Ekta
Health, luggage, cancellation.
Cover it · Ekta
💳 Fee-free card
Pay at the real rate, with no exchange markup.
Open one · Revolut
Pay at the real rate, with no exchange markup.
Open one · Revolut
🚐 Airport transfer
A private car at a fixed price from the moment you land.
Book it · GetTransfer
A private car at a fixed price from the moment you land.
Book it · GetTransfer
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Good to know
Flavours & local habits
🍽️ Worth tasting
- Khachapuri: bread baked around melted cheese, sometimes with an egg cracked into the middle (the Adjarian boat shape).
- Khinkali: large twisted dumplings full of spiced meat and broth. Hold the top knot, bite, drink the juice, and leave the knot.
- Mtsvadi: skewers of pork or beef grilled over vine cuttings.
- Badrijani: fried aubergine rolled around walnut paste, with fresh herbs and pomegranate seeds.
- Qvevri wine: amber and red wines fermented in buried clay jars, a method UNESCO lists as intangible heritage.
⚠️ Best avoided
- Do not expect a marshrutka to leave on time: it goes when it is full.
- Go easy on homemade wine and chacha, the local grape spirit: toasts at a Georgian table come thick and fast.
- Mountain roads can be slow and rough, and the pass to Kazbegi sometimes closes in snow: leave some slack in the day.
- Carry cash outside Tbilisi and Batumi, where cards are not always taken.
Getting by
Words that help
English ↔ Georgian
| English | Georgian |
|---|---|
| Hello | გამარჯობა (gamarjoba) |
| Thank you | მადლობა (madloba) |
| Please | გთხოვთ (gtxovt) |
| Yes | კი / ჰო (ki / ho) |
| No | არა (ara) |
| Excuse me | ბოდიში (bodishi) |
| Goodbye | ნახვამდის (nakhvamdis) |
| Do you speak English? | ინგლისურად ლაპარაკობთ? (inglisurad laparakobt?) |
| I don't understand | ვერ გავიგე (ver gavige) |
| How much is it? | რა ღირს? (ra ghirs?) |
| Where are the toilets? | სად არის ტუალეტი? (sad aris tualeti?) |
| The bill, please | ანგარიში, თუ შეიძლება (angarishi) |
| Help! | დახმარება! (dakhmareba!) |
| Cheers! | გაუმარჯოს! (gaumarjos!) |
The essentials
The practical page
CurrencyGeorgian lari (GEL)
BudgetAbout €55 a day, mid-range
Best seasonMay to June, and September to October
PlugC/F · 220V
Tap waterSafe to drink in the cities
TippingOften added to the bill; otherwise round up
Emergency112
EntryVisa-free for up to one year for EU, UK, US, Canadian and Australian citizens (EU citizens can enter with an ID card). Since 1 January 2026 every visitor must also hold health and accident insurance of at least 30,000 lari covering the whole stay.
HealthNo vaccinations are required. Keep tetanus, diphtheria and polio up to date; hepatitis A is worth having if you plan to eat away from the tourist trail.
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Don't forget
Packing checklist
Have a good trip.
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